Wire-support for fence-posts.



Wl J. COTHRAN.

WIRE SUPPORT FOR FENCE POSTS.

PPLICATION FILED )UNE 21,1915.

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WILLIAM J'. CDTI-IRAN, OF MARTINLGEORG-IA.

WIRE-SUPPORT FOR FENCE-POSTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed June 21, 1915. Serial N o. 35,369.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WLLLIAM a citizen of the United States, Martin, of Georgia, have .invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Supports for Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings.

v This invention relates to fence posts, and particularly to means for connecting fence wires to the posts. j

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a fence post and wire connector so constructed that the wire connectors may be adjusted vertically upon the post to any desired extent so as to support the wires at various heights.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device which engages the wire with the fence post that the wire will be given a bend or kink which will prevent the wire from pulling through the fence ost.

p A further object of the invention is the provision of a fence post and connector for the wires thereof so formed that any number of wires may be easily applied to the fence post and these wires may be adjusted nearer to or farther from each other and any of the wires may be detached at any time desired.

Other objects will appear 4in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is an elevation of the post with my wire supporting attachments applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 2.

Referring to these figures, 2 designates a fence post which may have any desired form andbe made of any suitable material, but which is so formed as to provide for a longitudinally extending slot 3 which preferably extends from a point very near to the ground to the upper end of the post, that portion of the post which is adapted to be disposed within the ground being preferably not slotted.

For the purpose of holding the wires in engagement with the fence post and pro.- vide for the adjustment of t e wires, I proresiding at vde a Wire supporter and connector which J. CoTHnAN,

in the county of Stephens and State,

front of the comprises a shank 4 having a width ap- ,j

proximately that of the slot and having'a head 5 whose width is greater than the width of the post and which, therefore, extends upon either side of the slot upon the post. The shank 4 for a depth nearly equal to the depth of the slot 3 is flat faced on each sideand then the shank is reduced and extended, `this extension 6 being screw threaded for the reception of a nut 7 That portion of the shank l which is disposed within the slot 3 is formed with a downwardly and forwardly extending recess 8, this recess extending nearly to the head. The lower wall of this recess is transversely rounded, while the end wall of the recess is reduced in thickness and rounded as at 9. This wire supporter and connector is adapted to be disposed in any desired position in the slot 3 with the fence wire 10 disposed within the recess 8. A washer l1 is then placed over the reduced screw threaded portion 6 of the shank and the nut 7 is then placed upon the shank, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and turned up. This draws the shank into the slot 3 untill the inner face of the head' engages against the front face of the fence post. This action deflects the wire, as at 12, see Fig. 3, so that the wire is prevented from any longitudinal movement through the post and is locked firmly therein.

It will of course be obvious that any number of connectors and supporters may be used in connection with any one post and that these connectors and supporters may be disposed in any desired relative arrangement so as to supportth'efwires either close together or far apart, or with the lower wires close together and the upper wires far apart. It will also be obvious that the device may be used for woven wire fences, the j Abe loosened and the wire tightened up if' A fence post having a longitudinalslot and a Wire engaging member coacting there- Wit-h having a shank having parallel opposite sides, the shank having a Width equal to that of the slot, the outer end of the shank being formed with a head greater in Width than the Width of the slot and adapted to engage the front face of the post, said shankv having a Wire receiving recess extending inward from its upper face and forward nearly to the head, the recess being adapted to receive a fence Wire extending across the face of the post and at right angles to the shank, lthe Wall at the end of the recess being reduced in thickness to less than the vthickness of the shank and being rounded,

said shank having a reduced screvv threaded E extension projecting beyond the post, and a nut engaging said extension and operatively engaging against the rear face of the post.

In testimony whereof l hereunto airiX my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

W. J. COTHRAN.

lVitnesses:

T, M; CARSON, C. C. BRUCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve centsUeach. byladdressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington. D. C. 

